Chris's kool Sporty chop

Now and again, I see a bike somewhere that looks 'just right'. In other words, every detail
is exactly the way I would do it if I had the talent. Chris Broders' XLCH is one of those bikes.
Inspired by Bill's Sporty, Chris has done just as kool a job on his.
I love it, and am proud as hell that this crappy webpage went some
way to helping inspire such a beeeuuutiful sickle. And he's building a '27 roadster too! Jeez. Too kool.
OK: here's Chris with the story of its birth:

"I was lurking around the internet on my usual sites and I left Chopper Dave's site
and looked at this new site, at least new to me......It was Greasy Kulture. For some reason I just couldn't get over
how good Bill's sporty looked, it might have been the combination of his car
and bike but I was hooked immediately! I noticed Bill left an e-mail address on his descriptions
and I wasted no time in firing off a mail with a few questions. He got right back to me
and I taxed him for about a month with a ton of questions.

The plan was formulated in my mind and I went about looking for a bike. One turned up in Oregon on E-Bay
and I put in a bid 2 hours prior to the close of the auction. I left the computer
and figured no way would I make it. I flipped on the computer the next day and low and behold I did get the bike.
I had it shipped down and rode it as is for about a month. It had a rigid rearend in place but wasn't quite done
as well as I had expected. I cracked the frame after a few more rides so apart came the bike.

At first for a quick patch but as it came apart further I figured this would be a good time to do a ground up build.
Fast forward 9 months and countless hours of welding, grinding, smooth, painting, fabricating,
messing things up and redoing them again and it finally got finished off.
I met a ton of cool people along the way at swapmeets, online and wherever else I could turn up parts.
The spec sheet should give all the details as to parts used but please don't hesitate to email me if anyone
has any questions at all.

I would like to thank Bill Mize for all the help and just being cool as hell to me throughout this whole project.
Thanks also go to Jeff Moon for turning me on to early style bikes and cars and for all the help,
Jimmy White for running a hell of a nice Tig weld on some frame tubes for me,
Chopperdave for bending me up my bars, Ivo and Chica for taking care of me on some hard to find bits and pieces
and for the sheer inspiration I got from hanging out at their shop.

Last but certainly not least thanks Guy for your site my friend, you kicked off
all this mayhem that drove me to build this thing. I have been having a blast!

Last pictures on this page are just me heading out for a ride and
also my roadster project. All original stuff on this thing, 27 roadster body on deuce rails
with a ton of kickup in the rear and completely boxed and pinched to match the roadster body.
Halibrand quickchange out back, juice brakes at all four corners, 16" kelsey hayes wires going on,
46' flathead which is completely rebuilt, 4" Merc crank, Clay Smith cam, all machine work
done by Joe Reath, Offy heads
and 3 x 2's manifold with stromberg 97's, 39 toploader tranny.
Drop axle out front that has also now been drilled....... just good old stuff.

Bike is done now so back to work on the car. I will keep you posted!"

Chris Broders

SPECIFICATIONS

OWNER: Chris Broders Aliso Viejo, California
BIKE: 1976 Harley-Davidson XLCH

HUMAN FACTOR
Fabrication: Chris Broders
Assembly: Chris Broders Painter: Chris Broders Engine Builder: Lanny Broders/Chris Broders

ENGINE
Year/Model: 1976 XLCH Displacement: 61C.I. Ignition: FM Magneto Cases: H-D
Heads: H-D Cylinders: H-D Cam Cover: early magneto style H-D Rocker Boxes: H-D
Cam: H-D P-grind Carburetor: Bendix 38mm Air Cleaner: Randy Smith R.I.P.
Exhaust: Turnouts Transmission: H-D 4-speed
Primary Cover: H-D

BODY WORK
Gas Tank: Sportster 883 Dash: None Front Fender: None Headlight: Aftermarket
Rear Fender: 1936 Ford Spare Tire Cover
Tailight: Aftermarket FRAME Year/Model: 1976 H-D front triangle
Rake: Stock Stretch: Weld on rigid rear triangle, 3" stretch

MISCELLANEOUS
Oil Tank: Aftermarket Seat: Bates Mirrors: None Controls: (foot) modified aftermarket, foot clutch
Controls: (hand) Barnett throttle and blade front brake lever Speedometer: None
Handlebars: Drag bars by Chopper Dave

FORK
Type: H-D 45 springer stock length Trees: Flanders top clamp Lower Legs: H-D

WHEELS, TIRES & BRAKES
Front Wheel: 21-in. Rear Wheel: 16-in. Front Brake: N.O.S. Mini Drum Rear Brake: H-D
Front Tire: N.O.S. Speedmaster 21x2.75 Rear Tire: 90x16 H.D.S Classic

SPECIAL FEATURES
Retro fit early cam cover, cams and magneto for operation without battery, foot clutch and jockey shift setup.